Associate Director at Gallery of Jewels
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Associate Director / Store Manager at Gallery of Jewels
- Past
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- Operations Manager / Business Development at Pavé Fine Jewelry
- Sales Manager, 2 stores at Pavé Fine Jewelry
- Jewelry Designer / Owner at Precieux
- Business Development / Co-Creative Director at S.H. Silver Company Estate & Fine Jewelry
- Owner/Designer, Visual Design and Communications at Shahasp Designs
- Jewelry Designer / Owner at Jewelry for The Sublime
- Manager, Fine Jewelry at Macy's West
- Education
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- Gemological Institute of America
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Shahasp Valentine’s Summary
Fine jewelry and good design are my loves and I have made them my career. With recent titles such as Operations Manager, Store Manager, Co-Creative Director and Business Development, I exercise my left brain and love it. I'm also an awarded and widely published designer (jewelry, graphics, fashion, interiors, art direction, photo styling and more). I'm also a published author, certified instructor, and an entrepreneur. With these pursuits I exercise my right brain and love it equally.
JEWELRY DESIGN
- awarded
- solo and group gallery shows
- numerous book and magazine features
- tv features
- magazine covers
- published author
- curatorial and juror
- Certified Metal Clay Instructor
GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIRECTION
- awarded
- published
TV
- talent experience
- crew experience
FASHION
- video
- stage
- private clients
INTERIORS
- private clients
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA), Northern California Chapter
Newsletter Editor and Publisher 2004-06
Vice President 2005-06
Bay Area Metal Arts Guild (MAG)
Newsletter 2002
Special Events 2001
Shahasp Valentine’s Specialties:
Certified Precious Metal Clay Instructor.
Shahasp Valentine’s Experience
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Associate Director / Store Manager
Gallery of Jewels
(Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
August 2009 — Present (5 months)
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Operations Manager / Business Development
Pavé Fine Jewelry
(Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
August 2008 — April 2009 (9 months)
Started with Pavé in 2/08 as Store Manager. Please see below entry.
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Sales Manager, 2 stores
Pavé Fine Jewelry
(Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
February 2008 — August 2008 (7 months)
Promoted to Operations Manager after 6 months. Please see above entry.
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Jewelry Designer / Owner
Precieux
(Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
1999 — February 2008 (9 years )
Award winning and widely published jewelry designer.
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Business Development / Co-Creative Director
S.H. Silver Company Estate & Fine Jewelry
(Privately Held; Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)
Project included creation of display, design of windows, design of office decor; Co_Creative Direction of photo shoot and creation annual catalog; event planning and pr; jewelry design.
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Owner/Designer, Visual Design and Communications
Shahasp Designs
(Design industry)
1987 — September 2007 (20 years )
Roles include Art and Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Photo Styling, Display and Window Design, Interior Decoration and Styling, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design
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Jewelry Designer / Owner
Jewelry for The Sublime
(Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
1995 — January 2006 (11 years )
Well published jewelry designer. Evening and Bridal Jewelry.
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Manager, Fine Jewelry
Macy's West
(Public Company; M; Retail industry)
1984 — 1987 (3 years )
Worked my way up to become the youngest fine jewelry manager in Macy’s history at the time.
Shahasp Valentine’s Education
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Gemological Institute of America
2006 — 2006
Hearts on Fire University, 2008
Hearts on Fire, Diamond and Sales Training, 2008
Rio Grande Certification, Certification & Teaching Certificate 2006
Revere Jewelry Academy, San Francisco CA, Certificates: 2006, 2005, 2004, 1995, 1994
Small Business Development Center, San Francisco CA, 2005, 1998
Learn It, San Francisco CA, 2002
San Francisco Small Business Administration, San Francisco CA, 1997-98
Arachne Internet Solutions, San Francisco CA, 1997
Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment, San Francisco CA, Business Planning 1 and 2, Certificates 1997
UC Berkeley Extension, Santa Clara CA, 1989
De Anza College, Cupertino CA, 1982-1984
Additional Information
Shahasp Valentine’s Websites:
Shahasp Valentine’s Interests:
Good design, designing beautiful things, promoting businesses thru clever pr and marketing.
Shahasp Valentine’s Groups:
GIA Alumni
WJA (former board member)
MAG (former board member)
PMC Guild
SNAG
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Diamond Networking Group -
Jewelry Designers -
Jewelry Retail Network -
Gemologist -
Platinum Jewelry Industry Forum -
International Jewelry and Accessory Designers, Manufacturers and Suppliers -
Luxury Jewellery Designers -
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Technology and Jewelry -
Women's Jewelry Association -
Jewel Pros Worldwide -
Niche Magazine for Art Gallery & Retail Management -
Antiques Forum
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Jewelry Metalsmiths -
LUXURY, FASHION & LIFESTYLE EXECUTIVES / Sign up for free at www.LuxuryBusinessNetwork.Com -
Retailer to Vendor connections Jewelry
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thejewelrybuzz.com
Shahasp Valentine’s Honors:
JEWELRY
- 1st Place, The Best of California Artists
- Honorable Mention, The Best of California Artists
- Honorable Mention, Fusion 2001
- 23 gallery shows
- 14 books, 3 with a chapters
- 2 magazine covers
- 2 tv features
- 13 important magazine features and numerous other articles and publishes
- WJA Grant recipient
- Nominated for WJA Rising Star award
The Precieux web site:
http://www.precieux.com
GRAPHIC DESIGN
- Gold Medal Award for Top Designed Jewelry Website from 24k Jewelry Awards
- 2nd Place Award for EATC Poster from SILOMAR
- The Best of Business Card Design book, two cards published
- Review Magazine, featured on the cover
A few samples of my graphic design work
http://www.shahasp.com/graphics/
Shahasp Valentine’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
